By Intention Aloneby David Gorman and Marion Day (2013)
How an actor and singer changed her sound and voice quality simply by moving her "attention space"

Floating in a Sea of Tissueby Nick Drengenberg (2012)
An article clarifying the objective nature of gravity and what it really means for us when we let it activate us.

What's the Opposite of Perfect?by David Gorman (2010)
Imperfect? Inadequate? Not good enough? The habit of "trying to be
perfect" is not fun to be caught in. Neither
is not being good enough. But what really is the opposite of trying to be
perfect?

LearningMethods Articles — in English (newest first)

By Intention Aloneby David Gorman and Marion Day (2013)
How an actor and singer changed her sound and voice quality simply by moving her "attention space"

What's the Opposite of Perfect?by David Gorman (2010)
Imperfect? Inadequate? Not good enough? The habit of "trying to be
perfect" is not fun to be caught in. Neither
is not being good enough. But what really is the opposite of trying to be
perfect?

Floating in a Sea of Tissueby Nick Drengenberg (2012)
An article clarifying the objective nature of gravity and what it really means for us when we let it activate us.

The Bearable Lightness of Beingby Nick Drengenberg (2010)
Nick summarizes the nature and implications of a truly whole model of human functioning
— literally, the Anatomy of Wholeness.

Back to the Music (2008)
by David Gorman
A trumpet player is caught in trying to release tension and change her breathing, but instead discovers
a simple immediate choice to come back to the music and wholeness. Aussi
en
français

Golf In Mind (2008)
by David Robertson
David takes a golfer through the trap of getting too focused on winning and trying to be better, showing
him what causes pressure and mistakes and how to have fun learning.

Good For Whom? (2007)
by Elizabeth Garren
Elizabeth describes her process of discovery that self-judgment and what others think is not always
what it seems, and how she got in touch with the value of her own evaluations. Aussi
en
français

Beyond The Body (2007)
by Babette Lightner
What's beyond the body? It's not the emotions or the spirit. It's you! The whole you. Babette describes
the insights and experiences that opened her up to a new understanding and a new work.

Confessions of a Do-er (2006)by Dr Nick Drengenberg
A fascinating journey of discovery that shows the power of curiosity and careful exploration as
Nick follows a thread through his thoughts, experiences and researches to find a lasting place
of peace and ease in every moment. Most of all, it shows how possible it is, with just a bit of
help, to work things out for yourself.

Coordination of Being - Conducting (2004)by Babette Lightner
A narrative of a seminar Babette gave for a group of 70 choral conductors where she explains the
Patterns of Being model of the whole-person "coordination of being" and shows how the LearningMethods
tools let us get underneath the symptoms and "poor body use" to a deeper level where we can really
change problems permanently.

Can Our Experience Show Us The Truth? (2003)by David Gorman
Can we rely upon our own experiences and perceptions to guide us successfully through life? Could
we find the answer in of our own experiences to the question that Einstein posed to us, "Is
the Universe friendly?" David explores the question and his answers in this talk.

How Do We Know What's Right? (2003)by Wayne Swanson
How do you tell what is right for you? Wayne's article describes how he learned to use his
feelings of right and wrong to guide himself, and also showed him that wrong isn't wrong--it
is the wake-up call to learn what is right.

A Remarkable Encounter (2003)by Ben Kreilkamp
An account of the insights through a LearningMethods session that liberated Ben from depression
and started him on an adventure of discovery and change for himself and others around him.

Almost Dying in a Foreign Language (2002)by David Gorman
An article about someone who is dealing with an issue of intense shame--a rabbi who doesn't know
Hebrew the way he thinks he should and the resulting shame keeps him from being able to learn it.
This exploration of his vicious circle of emotional identification solved the issue in one session.
A long almost verbatim article in 4 parts.

The Coordination of Blissby Babette Lightner (2002)
Have you ever had a sudden experience of ecstasy or oneness? Felt yourself wondering what
it was an experience of? Or been drawn to try to recapture it but found that difficult?
Here is an essay by Babette Lightner on how she came to reassess what happened to her and make
sense out of her experiences of "bliss".

An Interview with David Gorman (2001)Transcribed from a KFAI Radio broadcast
This is a transcript of a one-hour radio interview done with David on KFAI Radio in Minneapolis,
MN in the USA on April 30, 2001. The interview explores the origin of the LearningMethods work,
its principles and a bit of practice right on the show.

Losing Weight (2001)
by Eillen Sellam (aussi
en français )
Eillen shares, step-by-step, the adventure she went through to lose some weight and how she ended
up eating less, while also enjoying the quality and quantity of food more than before... but without
the problems!

A Basic Fact and a Fundamental Question
(2000) by David GormanIn a growing number of articles, David and other teachers describe the LearningMethods
process as it is actually used to help specific people with specific issues they want to solve—fear
of heights, depression, tension, relationship conflicts, anxiety and nervousness, chronic pain,
learning blocks—you name it—and there are more examples coming. Those articles give an idea of
how the work is used to help people. This article will serve as a bit more of a background
explanation of why we go about it that way.

Failure is Hard, but Learning is Easy (2000)
by David Gorman (aussi
en français )
What a joy for an artist, who loves to draw but was beginning to feel discouraged, afraid of failures
and like she was a slow learner, to suddenly discover that there is a way to change all that in
a few hours and rediscover how simple and easy learning is. She experienced how fast learning can
take place and how much fun it is when we're not stopped by our misconceptions. Read the article
and see how she did it.

On Auditioning (2000)
by Ann Penistan
Is nervousness and tension before an audition necessary? Is it possible to liberate
yourself from these symptoms AND do a better job in the audition and performance too? Ann
Penistan who has worked with actors all over the world describes how she helps people understand
why they are stuck in these reactions and how they can change it all.

On The Virtues - or having the experience, but missing
the meaning (1999)by David Gorman
We think of patience, honesty, courage, etc. as virtues—characteristics that are good to
have. But how often do we find ourselves being the opposite—impatient, dishonest or lacking courage?
If these virtues are so good, how come they seem so hard to live? Can one practice a virtue like
patience by just trying to 'be' patient? Even if we manage one time, why do we find ourselves right
back in the same difficulty again? Or is there more going on here than meets the eye? David shows
another way of looking at these experiences that not only makes sense of them, but removes the
'problem' and the 'wrong' from them

Conquering the Fear of Heights (1998)
by Eillen Sellam (aussi
en français )
Ever felt stuck with a phobia like the fear of heights? Eillen describes the simple process that
liberated her from this and other fears. The same principles have helped others
with fears of dogs, flying, elevators, etc.

Working with a Violinist (1998)by David Gorman (aussi
en français )
Why do so many musicians have so much tension and nervousness that they cannot get rid of? This
account of a lesson with a violinist shows how this can be changed when we see what is causing
it.

The Rounder We Go, The Stucker We Get (1996) by David Gorman (aussi en français) (och på Svenska
) Ever wondered why everything you do to escape a vicious circle only seems to dig you in deeper?
And though you may have become better at dealing with your symptoms, why you still have them? Read
this illustrated essay on the nature of circular habits and how to escape them.

Thinking About Thinking About Ourselves
(1984) by David Gorman (aussi
en français )
How our thinking and belief systems affect our functioning and vice versa (also in French below).
The 1984 F. M. Alexander Memorial Lecture given in London for STAT (the Society of Teachers of
the Alexander Technique).
This was the start of a direction of questioning that led me many years later to the LearningMethods
work.

Experiences and Experiments in the Alexander World
(1991) by David Gorman
David's "Second-Generation Masterclass" at the 1991 International Alexander Congress in Engleberg,
Switzerland where he challenged everyone to "be... without being teachers" ...with interesting
results.

The Primary Control (1989) by David Gorman
This is part 8 of an 8-part series, "In Our Own Image". How do we make sense of the fact that when
we stop trying so hard and give up, somehow we become more co-ordinated and integrated? What is
it that takes care of things when we stop trying to? The answers may surprise you as this article
presents a radical view of our in-built coordinating mechanism - the primary control.
This series, In Our Own Image, starts here.

On Fitness (1989)
by David Gorman (aussi en français )
How the Alexander Technique can shed some light on constructive and unconstructive aspects of fitness
programs and exercise (also in French below):